Sonic the Hedgehog 3

Sonic the Hedgehog 3
Developer(s)	Sonic Team and Sega Technical Institute
Publisher(s)	Sega
Distributor(s)	Wii Virtual Console, GameTap, Xbox Live Arcade
Designer(s)	Takashi Thomas Yuda (character design), Hirokazu Yasuhara (lead designer), Yuji Naka (programming)
Release date(s)	Sega Genesis  February 2, 1994  February 24, 1994  May 27, 1994 Xbox Live Arcade  June 10, 2009
Genre(s)	Platform
System(s)	Sega Genesis, Sega Channel, Wii, Xbox 360
Players	1-2
Rating(s)	ESRB: Kids to Adults OFLC: Parental Guidance
Preceded by	Sonic CD
Followed by	Sonic & Knuckles
Series	Sonic the Hedgehog
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Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Walkthrough for XBOX360; also on (Wii, GENESIS) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Cheats for XBOX360; also on (GENESIS) Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Forums

Sonic the Hedgehog 3's title screen.

Sonic the Hedgehog 3, often abbreviated and officially known in Europe as Sonic 3, is a platform game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series for the Mega Drive/Genesis.

The game is closely tied to its sequel Sonic & Knuckles, as the two games were originally one until time constraints and cartridge costs forced the game to be split into two interlocking parts. Combined, both games have sold over 4 million copies.

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Table of Contents

Getting Started

• Controls
• Characters
• Bonus stages
• Special stages

Walkthrough

• Zones

Appendices

• Items
• Cheats
• Achievements

editSonic the Hedgehog series

Sonic the Hedgehog (8-bit) · 2 (8-bit) · CD · 3 · Sonic & Knuckles · 4 Ep. I · II · Adventure (DX) · Adventure 2 · Heroes · Shadow the Hedgehog · Sonic the Hedgehog (2006) · Unleashed · Colors (DS) · Generations (3DS)

Chaos · Triple Trouble · Blast · Pocket Adventure · Advance · Advance 2 · Advance 3 · Rush · Rush Adventure · Rivals · Rivals 2

Spin-offs

Eraser · Dr. Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine · Spinball · Pinball Party · Tails' Skypatrol · Tails Adventure · Knuckles' Chaotix · Labyrinth · 3D Blast · Secret Rings · Black Knight · SegaSonic the Hedgehog · Sonic the Fighters · Battle · Sonic R · Sonic Riders · Sonic Riders: Zero Gravity · Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood